There is a pregnant woman at home, and these sour grapes are really good treasures. The sour and sweet taste should be very much to her liking.
Song Tanglan carefully picked the ripe grapes and threw away the rotten ones.
After a busy day, they found that there were only 8 bunches of ripe grapes on the vine, and many of them were already rotten. Song Tanglan looked at those wilted grapes and felt very sorry.
After picking the grapes, I found a cluster of wild strawberries under a bush not far away. Each one was bright red and looked very pleasing to the eye.
Song Tanglan was happy to see this. He first used a stick to probe the nearby grass, then squatted down and started picking wild strawberries.
Wild strawberry, also known as snakeberry, is a very common wild fruit in the countryside. She had even heard many people talk about it in her previous life.
However, there were not many wild strawberries this time. It was almost the end of the season, and there were only a few sparse ones on the ground. Song Tanglan picked a small part and continued to look elsewhere.
Maybe her luck had run out when she was picking mushrooms earlier. She didn't encounter anything along the way. Seeing that it was getting late, she had to give up and go back.
As I approached, I saw Su Tao and others had already come down from the tree and were picking up firewood not far from where the backpacks were placed.
Soon, Su Tao spotted her and waved to her happily, "Lanlan, you're back! You may have to wait a little longer, we need to pick up some firewood. By the way, these fruits are for you, put them under the backpack later." Song Tanglan was originally wondering why there was a pile of fruits not far away.
I didn't expect that it was left for me. Although wild fruits are worthless and can be found in many places on the mountain, food is extremely precious in that era.
These wild fruits cannot fill her stomach, but they are edible. They are actually willing to share some with her. How can she not be moved?
However, she did not entrust them with too much responsibility on this matter. She took out the fruits she had picked and put some in each of their backpacks. She was very careful when putting them in, for fear of crushing the mushrooms.
"I also picked some grapes and wild strawberries. I'll share some with you. Take some back and try some."
Su Tao had already known from their interactions over the past few days that she was not someone who liked to take advantage of others, so she didn't say anything more and happily accepted it.
Seeing Song Tanglan helping to collect firewood beside her, Su Tao started chatting with her while collecting firewood.
"Lanlan, Sun Zhiqing and Yu Zhiqing said they wanted to live with me after the house was built. They said I would only be responsible for cooking, and they would take care of the rest, such as firewood, washing dishes, and fetching water."
"So what do you think?"
Song Tanglan actually thought this suggestion was quite good. After all, it was already cooking for one person, so cooking for two more people would just take a little more effort.
What's more, apart from cooking, all other kitchen chores are taken care of. She doesn't have to wash dishes, fetch water every day, or worry about firewood. Isn't this wonderful? But this is just her personal idea.
The final decision is made by Su Tao, so it depends on her thoughts.
Su Tao hesitated a little. "I actually think rooming together is not bad, but... if a female educated youth like me and two male educated youths room together, will people talk about me?"
Song Tanglan felt a little lost when he heard this. Those people were just watching the fun, but they didn't mind making trouble at all. Sometimes they would say anything hurtful.
Moreover, her friends are very particular about this aspect. Faced with such a thing, they don't know how to give him advice. After all, from a modern perspective, she actually doesn't care about this reputation anymore.
"That's hard to guarantee. After all, the mouths are on other people's bodies. If they want to make up stories, you can't stop them even if you want to."
"Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. I'm really fed up with those people at the Youth Hostel. Lately, they've been acting all snarky and mean because we're moving out, saying we're not sociable and stuff like that. I don't know how they can have the nerve to say that. They're just being so unreasonable, because we're moving out.
Thinking about the meals she had eaten these days, Su Tao was too tired to complain.
Seeing her drooping head, Song Tanglan couldn't help but advise her. "Taotao, just don't worry about them. You have to live your life yourself anyway. Living according to other people's opinions would be very tiring."
Of course, Su Tao also knew the reason behind this, but sometimes she couldn't change her mind. She could argue with them, but after the argument, they would still tarnish her reputation.
If this continues, how will she get married?
"That's what I said, but how can I not care? Lanlan, are you eating alone at noon? How about you join us and eat lunch together? It's just lunch, and you can still eat breakfast and dinner with Second Sister Song. What do you think?"
The more Su Tao talked, the more she thought this idea was feasible. The four of them were living together, and it was obvious they were all educated youth friends living together. She wasn't the only girl there. She would see who dared to complain behind her back, and then she would have a reason to argue with them.
Thinking of this, he looked at Song Tanglan expectantly, waiting for her reply.
When she mentioned this, Song Tanglan thought this method was feasible. She had been cooking all the food she had eaten at work these days, and she had just learned how to use a clay stove.
The food she made was also very messy. Finally, Song Tangcheng couldn't stand it anymore and made some extra in the morning so that she could heat it up and eat it when she came back at noon.
But every time she ate such food at noon, she had no appetite. She only ate a little at lunch in the past two days, and only felt full after eating malted milk and egg cake.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell my second sister that you can cook and I'll help you. Then I'll send the food and vegetables to you. From now on, I'll rely on you. I'm not picky, I'll eat whatever you cook."
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